St. Joseph's Celtics - CYO Basketball: Welcome

CYO Basketball

St. Joseph's CYO Basketball is a shared parish ministry for the registered parishioners of St. Joseph's Parish in Maplewood and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in South Orange. 

The program is conducted out of the Gym at St. Joseph’s in Maplewood

Registration Eligibility: 

The CYO Basketball program is open to Girls and Boys in grades 1 through 8 who meet the following criteria:

  • Families must be registered parishioners in either St. Joseph's Parish in Maplewood, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in South Orange or a Catholic Parish in the surrounding area.

      Then ....

  • Children must be a registered student in their parish CCD - Religious Education Program or their Parish School.

      Or ....

  • Families with Children that live in the Maplewood - South Orange area and attend a Catholic School located in the Archdiocese of Newark

Breakdown of Teams: 

Teams will play in the Union County CYO Youth Basketball League which is part of the Archdiocese of Newark CYO Program. The basketball season is from October to March.

 

Varsity: Grades 7 & 8:   Teams will practice 1-2 times during the week at night and play a 12 game competitive travel schedule on weekends. Playoffs and Tournament games may also be added to the schedule.

Junior Varsity: Grades 5 & 6:     Teams will practice 1-2 times during the week at night and play a 12 game competitive travel schedule on weekends. Playoffs and Tournament games may also be added to the schedule.  

Pee Wee: Grades 3 & 4:  Teams will practice 1 day per week and play a 10 game travel schedule on weekends.  This is a developmental program with the empahsis on having fun while teaching the players the fundamentals of the game.

Rookie: Grades 1 & 2:  Teams will practice 1 day per week and play a 8 game travel schedule on weekends.  This is a developmental program with the empahsis on having fun while teaching the players the fundamentals of the game.

Please Note:

We anticipate each team to have a roster of 10-12 players each. 

Tryouts may be held for teams when the number of registrations exceeds 12 players. If needed, tryouts will be held in mid October.

If we have enough Student-Athletes for two teams in one division, teams will be divided by grade. For example; we could have a separate team for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grades.

 

COACHES: 

Many volunteers are needed to give of their time and talent to work and coach the many different teams we anticipate having. All Coaches must be 18 years or older.  It is not necessary to be a parent of a Student-Athlete.  Coaches need to attend the Archdiocese of Newark “Protecting God’s Children” workshop, participate in an online class “Catholic Coaching Essentials”, and be certified in the Rutgers Safety Course

CONTACT:

Anyone who has questions or is interested in registering their child or joining the coaching staff is asked to contact Gerry O’Connor, Athletic Director, at 201-341-4289 or through email at STJOSEPHCYOBB@aol.com.